It's only about a 2 dB increase in power from 700mW to 1200mW so this won't produce much in the way of extra range (due to the effrects of the inverse-square law as it applies to radio-frequency power). As all experienced FPVers know, antennas are the secret to getting more range.
I live in USA, so I do have the 8 channels available without need to do FCC hack. So, If I want to do the power hack, I only need to put the file on my SD goggles?
I just bought the FPV Drone combo and my range sucks. Maybe 500m. I was told that because I am in the EU I only have 25mW. Would this hack work on the new DJI FPV system? Thanks.
@@miklosko3355 Well, I had tried everything and it would not work. I tried both txt files on both, the drone and the goggles but nothing would work. I then tried the beyond method but it wouldn't work either, so I ended up going to drone-hacks and pay $25. Thanks for the reply.
Does this or the FCC hack change the output power of the DJI remote controller. I do not want to buy the remote controller if I can only use it in CE mode ?
This is Unknown, I would expect it to yes but the radio system is using much less data so it’s not as simple as more power = range but I would expect it too
Hello, I noticed you have SBUS BAUD FAST turned on. How do you turn that on? If I go off of normal I can’t do anything as far as control. My betaflight settings is on sbus.
Updated DJI FPV to v1.00.0400, and it is not possible in your way to increase the power to 1000mw or 1200mw, although it succeeded at v1.00.0100. Tell me how to increase power from 25mv on the new firmware?
Copied you download file, inserted the card with everything powered on and no luck? Could a recent firmware update be the reason for it not activating?
Any idea if this is working on the v2 I have tried it with no luck and does the SD card need to be completely empty with nothing on it ? Or standard sd card I'm using for goggles dvr
Hi mate, if I have 3 air units , after I bind each of them to the goggles and do the 700 mw hack on each air unit, do I have to insert the card in the goggles for the 1.2 mw hack each time I upgrade the air unit to the 700mw or you only have to do the 1.2 mw hack only once Thanks,
@@MadRC have a mac. got it to save as a txt file. boot up the air unit/goggles insert the sd card wait a couple of seconds and only the 25-700 are available. i'm in the usa. any thoughts? (do I need to boot up the RC as well during this process?) Have the latest FW. Do I need to do the FCC unlock?
Hi, I received my Googles today. First I updated the Googles to latest Firmware. Then I checked available Channels. I have 8 of them, 7 plus 1 Channel "Public". When I put the SD Card in with pwr_2 I still have 25mW and it is not changeable. I have not run the Air Unit so far, just the Googles. What is it? Please help :-)
When my pilot goggles are set to 1200mW, I noticed that I get a lot of blocky pixelation in a second set of goggles monitoring the flight in Audience Mode. This completely goes away when reducing the power output of the main set to 700mW or less. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hi. Enyone have a slow card error when in 1000-1200mW? Card works fine with 700mW. Tried few, same thing... It's a class U3 so not speed related issue.
Where is the FCC hack? I can only find one video, but it's in Indonesian. Also, how to apply these hacks to the Caddx Vista, which doesn't have an SD card slot?
Has any one got this to work. I have tried to install it on my Google several time and has not worked. I'm in the US and am allready on 700 and have had no luck getting this to work any ideas??
Are you on the latest firmware ? You must be on the last release and all components must be on it. Then you must be in FCC area Try unsung the file I have linked in the description
I’m getting a error having permission to save onto SD card. Stuck at 25mW with my Cinelog 25 and DJI version 1 goggles . Trying to start with FCC hack to at least get up to 700mW. In Canada, this should not be illegal.
Its a little harder on a mac, I did have some problems my self tbh, on the FCC i created a file for people to download, I will do the same for this one shortly and put it in the description shortly.
Even though you mention it's dynamic, I'm still a little cautious about having this 700mw transmitting soo close to my head. I wouldn't turn mine up while using omnis,... I'd want more of that power transmitting away from my head with a directional. Cool feature though. I'd bet the unit can do it just fine. They just have it at 700 to keep with regs,....unlike the rest of the fpv community.
I looked up and saw my SD card still in the computer,.. Click. Done. Checked and there is the 1000mw and 1200mw option. Might come in handy,.... Won't be my daily driver.
You folks like to repeat that, and yet there's a whole section of the fcc testing/certification dedicated to knowing how much exposure your body will receive. I'll admit, however, that it's probably no more exposure than my phone. But I'm not dismissing it just because it doesn't cause immediate debilitating injury. This is somewhat academic though, as the actual output is not anywhere near 700mw. That's a DJI number that includes the gain of the antenna.
@@MadRC your naco_pwr file worked great,,, mine didn’t probably some stupid thing on the comp I did,,, seemed like it was the same, I dunno, thanks for making the file and the link!
A little bit of advice not everybody knows everything about a computer you missed one step showing how to save it on the SD card. That's one thing I really hate when people review or show something they always leave out steps then there's no point in your video. You talked about saving it but didn't show how you did it.
this MUST be something DJI put in the new revision ? I haven't done it yet and the "hack" will not take effect. I will do today. if this gives me one more "bar" or keeps them white(not red) longer its for me. this is absolute genius marketing from DJI. just when the competition sneaks up (HDO2 or ORQA) DJI pulls the lever and drops another bomb. Next ? a small spectator monitor ! We all know its coming and then the circle will be complete. ONE COMPLETE FPV SYSTEM !!!! Yahoo !
Please do not ever set your camera to auto-focus mode. It's so hard on eyes when constantly chasing the focus, and it's going in and out super fast. There is absolutely no need for that, when subject is not moving. You're sitting in that chair and both you and your monitor should be set in fixed focus. Do it on camera, sit in your chair and enjoy perfectly sharp and steady video.
I don’t often use AF for this very reason. On this one I did but that’s not often the case. There is a much newer video on this too you may want to check out I. Also the funny thing is that’s Sony AF. The best apparently lol.
@@MadRC - yes, I understand completely. And I wanted to go Sony way just because of that for some applications. I own Fujifilm XT-3, and while it's still one of the best out there, it's hilarious how bad AF Fujifilm provides. Even after all the latest and "greatest" updates that promised incredible increase in AF accuracy and speed... still nothing compared to Sony's AF capabilities. I believe you had problems with AF in this video only because you brought your quad into the scene couple of times and moved it in and out, and then it was obvious camera was working very hard and fighting to get the correct focus point. Also, even though your scene had pretty decent light, it is still kind of muted at bit. Anyway, I wasn't going to criticize anything, your content is what counts and it's AMAZING BTW! I was just trying to draw your attention to that little AF problem. FPV gadgets are always amazing to look at, but when we have an amazing speaker such as yourself, focus should definitely lock on you and sit there still :)
Ian, am I missing something... just by showing this hack you are in fact encouraging others to break the law!!! Doing a disclaimer does not release you from culpable responsibility. Apart from this you have a great channel and talk a lot of sense.
Not really, many manufactures allow you to set the power output your self on craft and. VTX, are they also culpable for showing you in the instructions ? It’s down to each person to ensure they are flying legally at all times and following their own country’s laws. Showing how to do it does not mean I am responsible for your behaviour with it. This stands for anything.
@@MadRC you`r absolutely wright. Any car is capable of going beyond speed limits but it`s up to the persons responsibility to keep the law. Great tutorial!
Could have been 10 seconds with a pic of the post only. I could have just said download the file. JB and others demos it in as much detail after me too.
It's only about a 2 dB increase in power from 700mW to 1200mW so this won't produce much in the way of extra range (due to the effrects of the inverse-square law as it applies to radio-frequency power). As all experienced FPVers know, antennas are the secret to getting more range.
Yep absolutely it’s on the bottom end of change compared to the FCC.
Dustin Dunnill has he rig to test this properly and safely .... just shown in his recent video standard stock antennas as well..
did you measure the actual RF power emitted by the goggles?
Goggles are receiving, not transmitting.
I live in USA, so I do have the 8 channels available without need to do FCC hack. So, If I want to do the power hack, I only need to put the file on my SD goggles?
I just bought the FPV Drone combo and my range sucks. Maybe 500m. I was told that because I am in the EU I only have 25mW. Would this hack work on the new DJI FPV system? Thanks.
Yes it should
@@miklosko3355 Well, I had tried everything and it would not work. I tried both txt files on both, the drone and the goggles but nothing would work. I then tried the beyond method but it wouldn't work either, so I ended up going to drone-hacks and pay $25. Thanks for the reply.
Great hack, thanks for sharing, as you say DJI must have built this into the system already.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, finally was able to figure out why my range was so limited
Say it did mess up our air unit, do you think dji would replace it? Seems they would since it’s already built in.
Does the quadcopter need to be powered up for this ????????????? Nobody has mentioned this .
The air unit and goggles does.
Thanks, does it also increase the radio range equally?
It does but it’s Unknown if it’s exactly the same but the RC link has much better range anyways.
@@MadRC Thanks thats great
Thanks, it worked flawlessly...I didn't know it was so easy...
How is it done with a Mac? Thanks
Is this mod possible on the DJI Goghles RE and the Ocusync Air system?
Have their been any issues using this with the caddx vista?
Does this or the FCC hack change the output power of the DJI remote controller.
I do not want to buy the remote controller if I can only use it in CE mode ?
It’s believed so yes.
Can do this with 50mbs firmware upgrade?
You don't have to leave the SD card like this for it to work do you?
No once done you can remove.
Does it also work with the 01.00.0500 update?
Can you say weather this hack increases radio range, or just video?
This is Unknown, I would expect it to yes but the radio system is using much less data so it’s not as simple as more power = range but I would expect it too
Hello, I noticed you have SBUS BAUD FAST turned on. How do you turn that on? If I go off of normal I can’t do anything as far as control. My betaflight settings is on sbus.
You need to enable Sbus fast via the CLI in Betaflight. The command is set sbus_baud_fast = ON
@@MadRC I type that in and I get 'error unknown command'
Updated DJI FPV to v1.00.0400, and it is not possible in your way to increase the power to 1000mw or 1200mw, although it succeeded at v1.00.0100. Tell me how to increase power from 25mv on the new firmware?
Worked like a charm.
Copied you download file, inserted the card with everything powered on and no luck? Could a recent firmware update be the reason for it not activating?
All sorted, thank you!
Any idea if this is working on the v2 I have tried it with no luck and does the SD card need to be completely empty with nothing on it ? Or standard sd card I'm using for goggles dvr
It should be fine formatted in the goggles. The reports are it is working on the V2.
Hey nice Video :)
Is there a difference between 1200 Abs 700 mW in term of flighttime?
No it’s very small difference in actual current draw.
Hi mate, if I have 3 air units , after I bind each of them to the goggles and do the 700 mw hack on each air unit, do I have to insert the card in the goggles for the 1.2 mw hack each time I upgrade the air unit to the 700mw or you only have to do the 1.2 mw hack only once
Thanks,
Now that I don’t know. Once you do it once on all of them I suspect it will be persistent.
Mad RC I will let you know
Does this work on the latest firmware? Have you tried it? Thanks.
Yea all still fine.
@@MadRC have a mac. got it to save as a txt file. boot up the air unit/goggles insert the sd card wait a couple of seconds and only the 25-700 are available. i'm in the usa. any thoughts? (do I need to boot up the RC as well during this process?) Have the latest FW. Do I need to do the FCC unlock?
I cant seem to get it to work, I am in the UK which may have something to do with it, the previous firmware and and "hack" worked no problem... 😯
Great , thanks, always enjoyable your videos.
Worked for me! Can't wait to try it out tomorrow! Thanks!
Im wondering how is that air unit doing after one year with the mod. all good? or did it get damaged?
All fine, their is no long lasting issues as the Air Unit still has thermal safety built in
Why can’t I get the device settings in my v2 goggles
Damn you the best! 25 to 1200 is pure magic!
Freaking sweet. Now get out and do a range and penetration test lol.
Does this work on the Racing Edition goggles ?
Sorry no
can i both have fcc mode and 1200mw hack?
Yes both work
Hi, I received my Googles today. First I updated the Googles to latest Firmware. Then I checked available Channels. I have 8 of them, 7 plus 1 Channel "Public". When I put the SD Card in with pwr_2 I still have 25mW and it is not changeable. I have not run the Air Unit so far, just the Googles. What is it? Please help :-)
You need to do it with the Air unit on so power everything up and then try.
Oh man! This is so sick! Thanks!
This will not work on mine Please help I have the v2 goggles
Can you then remove the sd card after doing this hack?
Yea it does not need to stay in
When my pilot goggles are set to 1200mW, I noticed that I get a lot of blocky pixelation in a second set of goggles monitoring the flight in Audience Mode. This completely goes away when reducing the power output of the main set to 700mW or less. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hi. Enyone have a slow card error when in 1000-1200mW? Card works fine with 700mW. Tried few, same thing... It's a class U3 so not speed related issue.
Hi. Did you ever figure out the problem with the slow card error?
@@miklosko3355 No. But I'm flying on max 700mW. Yesterday switched to 1000 and no error.
@@airdronelongford2027 Great news.
I can go ahead and do it too 😬👍
Love this! Thank you !
Thanks
Where is the FCC hack? I can only find one video, but it's in Indonesian.
Also, how to apply these hacks to the Caddx Vista, which doesn't have an SD card slot?
Did it work with the caddx vista?
Just picking up a set of DJI FPV bits, does anyone know if this is still possible in mid 2020?
Yes absolutely all still works as it should .
Thank you for this!
Has any one got this to work. I have tried to install it on my Google several time and has not worked. I'm in the US and am allready on 700 and have had no luck getting this to work any ideas??
Are you on the latest firmware ?
You must be on the last release and all components must be on it.
Then you must be in FCC area
Try unsung the file I have linked in the description
@@MadRC put sd card to air unit not google DJI
I’m getting a error having permission to save onto SD card.
Stuck at 25mW with my Cinelog 25 and DJI version 1 goggles . Trying to start with FCC hack to at least get up to 700mW. In Canada, this should not be illegal.
Is this a vista ?
@@MadRC yes, and thank you. Had to plug it into the vista and save that way.
Wow 🤯 now at 1200mW from 25mW, and it’s a game changer.
Thank you
Great video, but please bump up that video capture quality next time :)
Have you seen any downsides to this "hack"?
Does this still work today?
Yes
does anyone know if this still works with the latest update?
It’s fine after the update no issues as all.
Still working?
Yes all the mods are still active.
yes)
Thank you! Great video!
Thanks.
New updated firmware now available 😁
how to do this on macbook ?
Its a little harder on a mac, I did have some problems my self tbh, on the FCC i created a file for people to download, I will do the same for this one shortly and put it in the description shortly.
It's quiet easy, just use the text file app :)
thanks brother for the info👊😉
I have done everything you discribed in the tutorial, but unfortunately doesn`t work in my case
Are you unlocked to FCC already ? Also are you on the latest firmware as you must be for this to work.
@@MadRC I have done the firmware update - it`s working now. Thank you very much
Woooow Tnx 💙🙏🏼
Thanks
Even though you mention it's dynamic, I'm still a little cautious about having this 700mw transmitting soo close to my head. I wouldn't turn mine up while using omnis,... I'd want more of that power transmitting away from my head with a directional. Cool feature though. I'd bet the unit can do it just fine. They just have it at 700 to keep with regs,....unlike the rest of the fpv community.
I looked up and saw my SD card still in the computer,.. Click. Done. Checked and there is the 1000mw and 1200mw option. Might come in handy,.... Won't be my daily driver.
What's on your head isn't what's transmitting.....
Yes it is. Flip the goggles over and Google the FCC I'd. There is a separate number and report for the air unit. Both transmit at full power.
@@rcrdps8144 if you knew anything you'd know this is non-ionizing radiation.. Meaning it's harmless
You folks like to repeat that, and yet there's a whole section of the fcc testing/certification dedicated to knowing how much exposure your body will receive. I'll admit, however, that it's probably no more exposure than my phone. But I'm not dismissing it just because it doesn't cause immediate debilitating injury.
This is somewhat academic though, as the actual output is not anywhere near 700mw. That's a DJI number that includes the gain of the antenna.
I did exactly that.. wonder why it isn’t working..
Are you FCC unlocked and on the latest firmware ? It only works on the latest update.
Waiting for the 1200mw test
Hopefully worked fined n not overheat
So far no issues in my testing.
Thanks
I did this a year ago but now it’s not working,,, I tried all you ways, watched both videos… still it’s back at 4ch and only 700
I believe you have this sorted now according to Facebook, if you still have issues let me know.
@@MadRC your naco_pwr file worked great,,, mine didn’t probably some stupid thing on the comp I did,,, seemed like it was the same, I dunno, thanks for making the file and the link!
Missing some love o dji googles re racing edition.
A little bit of advice not everybody knows everything about a computer you missed one step showing how to save it on the SD card. That's one thing I really hate when people review or show something they always leave out steps then there's no point in your video. You talked about saving it but didn't show how you did it.
this MUST be something DJI put in the new revision ? I haven't done it yet and the "hack" will not take effect. I will do today. if this gives me one more "bar" or keeps them white(not red) longer its for me. this is absolute genius marketing from DJI. just when the competition sneaks up (HDO2 or ORQA) DJI pulls the lever and drops another bomb. Next ? a small spectator monitor ! We all know its coming and then the circle will be complete. ONE COMPLETE FPV SYSTEM !!!! Yahoo !
Yep this is very good for users.
Holy mackeral.
Please do not ever set your camera to auto-focus mode. It's so hard on eyes when constantly chasing the focus, and it's going in and out super fast. There is absolutely no need for that, when subject is not moving. You're sitting in that chair and both you and your monitor should be set in fixed focus. Do it on camera, sit in your chair and enjoy perfectly sharp and steady video.
I don’t often use AF for this very reason. On this one I did but that’s not often the case. There is a much newer video on this too you may want to check out I.
Also the funny thing is that’s Sony AF. The best apparently lol.
@@MadRC - yes, I understand completely. And I wanted to go Sony way just because of that for some applications. I own Fujifilm XT-3, and while it's still one of the best out there, it's hilarious how bad AF Fujifilm provides. Even after all the latest and "greatest" updates that promised incredible increase in AF accuracy and speed... still nothing compared to Sony's AF capabilities. I believe you had problems with AF in this video only because you brought your quad into the scene couple of times and moved it in and out, and then it was obvious camera was working very hard and fighting to get the correct focus point. Also, even though your scene had pretty decent light, it is still kind of muted at bit. Anyway, I wasn't going to criticize anything, your content is what counts and it's AMAZING BTW! I was just trying to draw your attention to that little AF problem. FPV gadgets are always amazing to look at, but when we have an amazing speaker such as yourself, focus should definitely lock on you and sit there still :)
Ian, am I missing something... just by showing this hack you are in fact encouraging others to break the law!!! Doing a disclaimer does not release you from culpable responsibility. Apart from this you have a great channel and talk a lot of sense.
Not really, many manufactures allow you to set the power output your self on craft and. VTX, are they also culpable for showing you in the instructions ? It’s down to each person to ensure they are flying legally at all times and following their own country’s laws.
Showing how to do it does not mean I am responsible for your behaviour with it. This stands for anything.
@@MadRC you`r absolutely wright. Any car is capable of going beyond speed limits but it`s up to the persons responsibility to keep the law. Great tutorial!
are you serious ? get a life !
Legal, not legal, pfft. If it works it works.
This video could have been 30 seconds long...
Could have been 10 seconds with a pic of the post only. I could have just said download the file. JB and others demos it in as much detail after me too.
You talk to much
Thanks, you write too much.